countercoup

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countercoup

noun countercoups

  1. A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup But amid rumors of countercoups and maneuvering by Mr. Thaksin’s allies, the generals seem to have calculated that they needed his skills.

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Españolcontragolpe
Portuguêscontragolpe
Françaiscontre-coup d’État, contre-putsch
DeutschGegenputsch
Ελληνικάαντιπραξικόπημα antipraxikópima
Русскийконтрпереворо́т kontrperevorót

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@misc{countercoup_2026,
  title = {countercoup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/countercoup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}